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I talk like a river

When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.

Main Author: Scott, Jordan, 1978- (Author)
Other Authors: Smith, Sydney, 1980- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2020]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
RISE (Reading IS Enlightening), Donated by
Stuttering > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience: Ages 6-8
Grades 2-3
ISBN: 9780823445592
0823445593
Author Notes: Jordan Scott is a poet whose work includes Silt , Blert , DECOMP , and Night & Ox . Blert , which explores the poetics of stuttering, is the subject of two National Film Board of Canada projects, Flub and Utter: a poetic memoir of the mouth and STUTTER . Scott was the recipient of the 2018 Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize for his contributions to Canadian poetry. I Talk Like a River is Scott's first book for children. He lives in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island with his wife and two sons.

Sydney Smith is an illustrator of picture books whose work includes Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson; The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart; and Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, which was awarded the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2018 Children's Literature Award. He both wrote and illustrated Small in the City , which Kirkus Reviews called "Extraordinary, emotional, and beautifully rendered." in a starred review. School Library Journal said "The use of line, reflection, and perspective masterfully evoke a bustling gray city." in another starred review. Travis Jonker of 100 Scope Notes , a School Library Journal blog, said " Small in the City is one of my favorite books of 2019." He is a recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, two Governor General's Awards for Illustrated Children's Books, and four New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year citations, among other accolades. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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